Occupational Therapist (Home Health)

Maxicare Group of Companies is a leader in providing highly skilled Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy and Nursing services for Home Health agencies, schools, hospitals and skilled nursing facilities. We are the fastest growing team of medical professionals who can be classified as the best in their expertise by providing innovative and high-quality care.

We are looking for Occupational Therapists with a strong desire to help people and improve their daily lives. You will assess patients’ conditions, needs, and goals to establish effective therapy and treatment plans. You will carry out treatment plans and communicate with patients, their family/friends, employers, and caregivers while being compassionate and sensitive to a patients’ concerns.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Facilitates development and rehabilitation of patients by planning and administering medically prescribed occupational therapy.
• Meets the patient’s goals and needs and provides quality care by assessing and interpreting evaluations and test results and determining occupational therapy treatment plans in consultation with physicians or by prescription.
• Helps patients develop or regain physical or mental functioning or adjust to disabilities and to apply interventions to maximize safety and performance in activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL).
• Promotes maximum independence by selecting and constructing therapies according to an individual's physical capacity, intelligence level, and interest.
• Evaluates results of occupational therapy by observing, noting, and evaluating patient’s progress and recommending and implementing adjustments and modifications.
• Complete discharge planning by consulting with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other health care workers.
• Assures continuation of therapeutic plan following discharge by designing and instructing patients, families, and caregivers in home exercise programs; recommending and/or providing assistive equipment and recommending outpatient or Home Health follow-up programs.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Maintain patient confidence and protect hospital operations by keeping information confidential.

Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy, Bachelor’s degree with a certificate, or diploma for successful completion of a post-degree program in occupational therapy
• Continuing education classes for maintenance of certification
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiency
• Excellent verbal communication and written communication skill
• Adaptable, flexible, and able to make quick decisions when plans change
• Creative and innovative thinker and planner

Job Types: Part-time, Contract

Pay: $104,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

Medical specialties:

• Geriatrics
• Home Health
• Pediatrics

Schedule:

• Choose your own hours
• Monday to Friday
• On call
• Weekends as needed

License/Certification:

• CPR Certification (Required)
• Occupational Therapy License (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• San Antonio, TX: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: On the road